Mad River Neighborhood Association

Events

MRNA coordinates and/or advertises events to bring neighbors together for fun, benefits, educational and social activities. If you would like MRNA to post your event, or if you have ideas for events that MRNA could become involved in, please share those with us.

Very Past Events

• Mobilizing the Grassroots for a Greener Vermont

  When: Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:30 - 5:30

  Where: Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont

  Workshops: Media Savvy Messaging, Life After Vermont Yankee: How to Close and replace Vermont's Aging Nuke, Illness or poison? How to tell if Environmental Pollutants are Sickening your Family, Stopping Global Warming Starts in Vermont, Be the Change You Wish to See by Running for Office, Thinking Outside the Bottle: water, energy, waste and your rights, and many more.

Hosted by: New England Grassroots Environment Fund, Toxics Action Center, Vermont Alliance of Conservation Voters, Vermont Technical College, Vermont Natural Resources Council and VPIRG

MRNA was a co-sponsor of this event and members participated in workshops to share our experience and learn from others facing the same community issues.

• October 6, 2007 - Barn Dance and Bar B Q Benefit
  

Music from the The Dave Keller Band

Thanks to all who donated items for our Silent Auction (list coming soon)

Special thanks to all who made this happen; and to YOU - who braved the stormy weather and came out for a great time!

 

• CELEBRATION Moretown to Middlesex Rt. 100B Mad River Byway Sunday May 20, 2007

  A GREAT time was had by all at our FIRST ANNUAL BYWAY CELEBRATION.
  The raffle raised $128.00 for future 100B Byway events. Thanks for your support!
  
  This map shows the trails and land behind the Moretown Elementary School. The recent vote to sell the development rights for the deer yard easement passed 122 to 62 on May 22, 2007. This sale ensures the protection of this valuable deer yard and supports the ongoing management of this land for recreational and educational use.

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• Post Valentines Day and pre-Mardi Gras Heart of Winter Celebration. February 17, 2007 from 7:30 - 12:00 midnight
  
  The Moretown Town Hall Renovation Committee presents a post Valentines Day and pre-Mardi Gras Heart of Winter celebration at the Moretown Town Hall February 17, 2007 from 7:30 - 12:00 midnight

Featuring the Montpelier based bands: Rusty Romance and The BARN BAND

$5.00 donation, BYOB and potluck finger food.

• Vermonters Building Solutions: People Creating Healthy Communities

  

  Join hundreds of citizens for a day of inspiration, skills building and networking as we learn how to create healthy communities by strengthening the capacity of concerned citizens working on food, energy, toxics and land use issues.

  Hosted by: New England Grassroots Environment Fund, Rural Vermont, Toxics Action Center, Vermont Natural Resources Council and VPIRG

  MRNA was a co-sponsor of this event and members participated in workshops to share our experience and learn from others facing the same community issues.

  When: Saturday, November 11, 2006 8:30 - 5:30

  Where: Vermont Technical College, Randolph, Vermont

  Workshops:

  Avoiding Toxic Products, Assessing Your Community’s Health, Applying the Precautionary Principle, Building an Effective Citizens Group, Cultivating Vermont’s Homegrown Economy, Creating a Statewide Clean Energy Future, Power to the people: energy action at the town and local level, Meeting Facilitation, Organizing a Successful Media Event, Protecting Vermont’s Drinking Water and many more.

  

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  When: Saturday, October 14, 2006; 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

  Where: Fayston Elementary School and the adjacent town-owned "Chase Brook" parcel

  What: Schedule of activities and list of sponsors

  Free and open to all ages. Great local food!

• October 7, 2006 - Barn Dance and Bar B Q - Mad River Stables, Moretown, VT

  Music:

• Blue Fox with special guest, Oliver.
• The Dave Keller Band

Thanks to all who donated items for our Silent Auction
Please share our gratitude by patronizing their businesses.

 

Special thanks to all who made this happen; and to YOU - who came out for a great time!

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• April 30, 2005 - First Annual Moretown Mud Ball - Moretown Town Hall

• We had a great time dancing to St. John's Wood - please contact Sammy at (802) 456-7473 to book this band for your event. Their support for our group was WONDERFUL. Kids of all ages enjoyed dancing to their classic rock and roll!
• Thanks for helping us raise over $3,300!
• Special thanks to all who donated Silent Auction Items!
• Raffle winner - Mason from Montpelier, won $242.50 and an autograph copy of Senator Doyle's book, The Vermont Political Tradition. Mason donated $222.50 back to MRNA. Thanks, Mason!
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• November 20, 2004 - Toxics Action 2004 Conference - Randolph, Vermont.
  Toxics Action Center has provided tremendous support to our KEEP 100B QUARRY FREE efforts. Click here to see the special acknowledgment our MRNA membership received. This recognition is for all of you, our supporters! Thanks!
  
  
• October 9, 2004 - Barn Dance
  
  
• Green Up Day, May 1, 2004 - A group of MRNA folks participated in Green Up Day this May. We filled 2 pickup trucks, a few station wagons and some cars with trash collected in the Village, Jones Brook and Stevens Brook areas of Moretown. We collected over 30 bags of trash, discarded tires and scrap metal. We even found a Montpelier parking meter with its cash box removed! An intact jar of pickled carrots was found and saved as the most unique find. Just who would want to throw away pickled carrots?!! After drop off to the dump, we enjoyed a delicious potluck cookout.
  
  Special THANKS go out to Mike Dimotsis for coordinating our efforts and to Pat Cox and Scott Sainsbury for opening their home for our pre-collection gathering and post-collection celebration.
  
  Click here to view some photos.
  
  
• February 18, 2004 - MRNA's first social event was a huge success. Attendance was high and the discussion was spirited. We appreciated your participation. Click here for press release.

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